Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Andrena humilis compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Pieridae
Genus	Andrena	Colias
Species	Andrena humilis	Colias chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Lesser Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.